1. New Jersey 66,752
2. Maryland 63,082
3. Hawaii 61,005
4. Connecticut 60,551
5. New Hampshire 60,411
6. Alaska 57,071
7. Massachusetts 56,592
8. Minnesota 56,102
9. Utah 55,619
10. Virginia 55,368
11. California 54,385
12. Colorado 53,900
13. Washington 53,515
14. Delaware 52,676
15. Rhode Island 52,421
16. Vermont 52,174
17. Nevada 51,036
18. Illinois 49,328
19. Wisconsin 48,903
20. Nebraska 48,820
21. New York 48,472
22. Georgia 48,388
23. Pennsylvania 48,148
24. Iowa 48,075
25. Michigan 48,043
United States national median ($ 48,023)
26. District of Columbia 47,473
27. Arizona 46,693
28. Wyoming 46,613
29. Oregon 46,349
30. Idaho 45,919
31. Ohio 45,776
32. Maine 45,503
33. Florida 45,038
34. South Dakota 44,996
35. Indiana 44,618
36. Missouri 44,487
37. Kansas 44,478
38. Texas 43,044
39. North Dakota 42,311
40. North Carolina 41,616
41. Tennessee 40,696
42. South Carolina 40,583
43. New Mexico 40,126
44. Montana 39,821
45. Oklahoma 38,859
46. Kentucky 38,694
47. Alabama 38,160
48. West Virginia 38,029
49. Louisiana 37,472
50. Arkansas 37,458
51. Mississippi 34,343
SOURCE: US Census Bureau, 2005/06
Rank State Number Rate
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1 Massachusetts 14,530 2.4
2 Connecticut 9,095 2.8
3 New Jersey 23,899 3.0
4 Rhode Island 3,231 3.2
5 New York 59,195 3.3
Pennsylvania 40,040 3.3
7 Wisconsin 17,478 3.4
North Dakota 2,201 3.4
9 Maryland 17,439 3.5
10 Minnesota 16,217 3.6
Louisiana *** 3.6
12 Illinois 43,398 3.7
13 District of 2,244 3.9
Columbia
Iowa 10,930 3.9
15 Nebraska 6,547 4.0
Vermont 2,316 4.0
17 Michigan 38,727 4.1
18 South Dakota 3,022 4.2
South Carolina 15,301 4.2
Hawaii 4,979 4.2
21 California *** 4.3
22 Maine 5,433 4.4
New Hampshire 5,041 4.4
24 Ohio 49,968 4.5
25 Virginia 30,016 4.6
26 Kansas 12,093 4.7
Utah 8,999 4.7
28 Delaware 3,385 4.8
29 Montana 4,153 4.9
30 Missouri 26,324 5.0
West Virginia 9,179 5.0
32 North Carolina 36,292 5.1
Colorado 18,795 5.1
34 Georgia 37,001 5.2
35 Oregon 16,307 5.3
36 Texas 99,073 5.4
37 Alaska 3,354 5.5
38 Washington 29,976 5.6
39 Mississippi 15,212 5.7
40 Kentucky 22,211 5.8
Arizona 23,725 5.8
42 Florida 82,963 5.9
43 New Mexico 9,882 6.0
44 Idaho 7,075 6.2
Alabama 26,116 6.2
46 Indiana *** 6.4
47 Wyoming 3,071 6.5
48 Tennessee 34,167 6.6
49 Oklahoma 21,855 6.7
50 Arkansas 17,458 7.1
51 Nevada 13,061 9.0
Interesting data….. I am actually a bit surprised at income ranking – Hawaii is the third. I wonder then why we see a number of unemployed people everywhere in Hawaii.